Pallas Pilgrimage: Prague

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grushalevson

My pilgrimage in Prague was a big success. I followed the advice to visit them early in the day and they both appeared. I was a bit worried because the day prior there was a post on Reddit (r/PallasCats) speculating that the manuls might not be in the enclosure because the user couldn't spot them.

プラハ動物園のスパイの写真
スパイプラハ動物園、2026年8月8日
プラハ動物園のスパイの写真
スパイプラハ動物園、2026年8月8日

Spay even came to the glass front briefly and stood on his hind legs but I didn't get a photo of that

プラハ動物園のプリンセッサの写真
プラハ動物園のプリンセッサの写真

Prinsessa seemed pretty relaxed and moved around in good view of my camera. So I hope that means she got used to the Prague zoo and is happy.


The manuls also have a nice view of the city from their enclosure.

マヌルネコの写真
マヌルネコの写真、2026年8月8日

Both manuls hid when it got hotter and didn't even come out to grab their food (2 rats per cat).  Prinsessa was in the right enclosure and Spay the left enclosure. It looked like the tunnel between the enclosures was closed. Does Prague Zoo split their Pallas cats outside of the mating season?
I also found some manul merch; A pallas cat keychain and a zoo calendar with a photo of Prinsessa.

I am very happy with the photos I took but I hope that the heatwave in Europe will end soon because it seems the manuls don't like high temperatures.

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  1. grushalevson
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    Apologies, i saw that the dates of my images are messed up because the date in my camera is wrong. All images are from August 8th 2026

  2. mnamosyna (rachael)
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    Wonderful pictures, thank you! Spay and Princessa look healthy and happy. 💚 I'm glad your manul pilgrimage was a great success!!

  3. y
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    I don't blame the manuls; I don't go out in mid day of late myself.  And am grateful I live near the coast so we get the sea breezes!  

  4. manul is the best
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    Prague looks like such an amazing place! The scenery is absolutely beautiful, and with all the superstar manuls there too, it really is the perfect city!

    Please take care in the heat as well, and I hope you have a wonderful time on your manul adventures! 🐾💕

  5. Pavel Burov
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    Принцесса 🤗🥰

    Спасибо за рассказ и фотографии. Так здорово посмотреть на трогательную манулопару года почти в режиме прямой трансляции.

  6. helga ingvar
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    Спасибо за рассказ и фотографии! Спай такой дымчатый, очень красиво смотрится! А Принцесса просто восхитительна. 

    И вид из их вольеров шикарный! Просто пятизвездочный отель! 

  7. Caroline Townsend
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    Great photos so pleased you got to see both Spay & Prinsessa & you had a good trip.

    Hope you have the same success at the other 2 zoos you are visiting 😊

  8. Vika Malyshko、Manulization
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    grushalevson, Поздравляю вас с удачным манулопаломничеством и благодарю за прекрасный репортаж!  😻

    Очень рада снова увидеть эту пушистую парочку!

    Особенно радостно читать, что Принцесса стала намного смелее и выходит прогулять👏🏻

    Всё верно, туннель в Пражском зоопарке между манулами открывают только в брачный сезон, в остальное время он закрыт. 

    А про даты не переживайте, мы сегодня исправим их 😉

  9. grushalevson
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    Caroline Townsend, Thanks, your advice at what time they are most active was very helpful ☺️. I hope I'll get some cute photos of minuls playing at the other zoos.

  10. Roman Paulov、Manulization
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    Большое спасибо за классный репортаж и фото!😍 Принцесса и Спай очаровательны!

    Кстати, мы тоже в Пражском зоо покупали брелок с манулом, а вот календаря не видели. Мне показалось, что в сувенирном магазине больше всего мерча с обезьянами :)

    ps: даты мы исправили 👍️

  11. grushalevson
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    Roman Paulovverified_filled, Thanks for your great advice under the previous post and for correcting the dates of the images. The calendar I got has pictures of various species living at the zoo. Prinsessa was famous enough to get a spot but poor Spay got snubbed.